At Leonardo we have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team, reporting to the Head of Programmes for the infrared (IR) detectors business. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 50,000 employees, of which 8,100 are based in the UK. The Company has a significant industrial presence in four markets (Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States and Poland) as well as a network of strategic partnerships across the world.
Leonardo design & manufacture world leading IR detectors for a variety of civil, industrial & military applications. A vacancy has arisen for a Project Manager to lead IR detector projects through Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) to successful delivery that is compliant with customer, contractual & legislative requirements. The Projects can be challenging, technically demanding & require a considerable level of interaction with customers and suppliers.
The Project Manager is charged with defining, planning and co-ordinating activities and resources to deliver the projects on time, within budget & to quality. To do this the Project Manager will be expected to work with resource managers within a matrix structure and technical experts to Scope specific work packages & their associated budgets, define milestones, monitor costs, report progress on the Project to management and customers, maintain and manage a register of ongoing risks and opportunities.
The role allows interaction with a wide variety of personnel at various levels within the company as well as with customers and suppliers, thus strong and effective communication skills are vital. The company has a well-defined operational framework that includes ‘best practices’ for project management. The job holder has the opportunity to explore a variety of business systems and company practices. The successful candidate will find rewards not only from having delivered the project but also from having the opportunity to contribute to defining good practice within Leonardo UK Ltd.
What You Will Do
The Project Manager will lead and co-ordinate the IPT, and therefore must be a good team player possessing strong team building and motivational skills. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to
Plan, manage, monitor and report on multiple projects simultaneously in accordance with a Lifecycle management process.
Have a high degree of financial acumen and regularly report metrics, including cash flow, earned value, and cost to complete.
Conduct effective Risk and Opportunity reviews and be pro-active in looking ahead to identify risks that may impact the project or can be mitigated.
Be capable of interacting with technical experts from a variety of disciplines and should be prepared to challenge and seek further justification where necessary.
Facilitate problem solving and resolve conflicts within the team.
Negotiate at all levels within the business as well as with customers & suppliers and possess a strong sense of commercial awareness.
Provide support to more junior members within the team.
What We Are Looking For
With demonstrated project delivery experience, it would also be advantageous for the candidate to have worked across all phases of a project execution lifecycle, including business winning phases, and to have worked in a ‘high tech environment’. We encourage applications from people who meet the associate membership requirements of a professional body e.g. (ACostE/MAPM/PMI, Association of Proposal Management Professionals). Experience of MS Project & SAP would be beneficial. Candidates will typically be degree qualified in an Engineering, Science or Business-related discipline.
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